Bears begin rough stretch of schedule

Four of next five on road

12:29 AM,
Jan. 5, 2014

Paul Lusk

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When the Missouri Valley Conference basketball schedule was unveiled a few months ago, Missouri State coach Paul Lusk didn't make a big deal out of a five-game stretch that jumped off the page.

But now it's here, a two-week period that ranks somewhere between ridiculous and brutal. Beginning with today's game at Valley newcomer Loyola, the Bears play four road games with the lone home date against league heavyweight Wichita State.

"I usually don't say a whole lot about the schedule," Lusk said Friday. "You play the games in front of you. But ? that is a gauntlet." ...